Malaysia drops 1 rung in EIU’s democracy index

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Malaysia drops 1 rung in EIU’s democracy index

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has dropped one rung in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s democracy index 2022, though its overall score remains higher than regional neighbours like Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines.

The report by The Economist’s research arm said Malaysia dropped to 40th place compared with 39th the previous year, with an overall score of 7.3 and classified as a “flawed democracy”.

Malaysia scored high points when it came to electoral process and pluralism, with a score of 9.58, but had a lower score for civil liberties with 5.59.

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